Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse

By

Kathleen Wheeler, PhD, APRN-BC

Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse provides the nurse psychotherapist with a useful âhow-toâ primer that contains practical techniques and interventions without a lot of theoretical jargon. Topics include the basics of psychotherapy, from how to respond to a patientâs initial call to termination of care. Selected approaches, interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic psychotherapy are highlighted with discussion of evidence-base research. Specific techniques for working with commonly seen patient populations that require special consideration: those who have experienced trauma, children, and older adults are included. In addition, how to integrate psychopharmacology and psychotherapy is discussed in detail.